AC Milan drawn away to Shamrock Rovers in Europa League

Seven-time European champion AC Milan was drawn away to Shamrock Rovers of Ireland when the Europa League second qualifying round pairings were made Monday.

 The single-leg elimination game is scheduled on Sept. 17 without fans at Shamrock Rovers' 8,000-capacity stadium in Dublin.
 Milan visited Ireland 45 years ago to draw 0-0 with Athlone Town in a Uefa Cup second round, first-leg game. Milan won the return game 3-0.

 Milan has not played in the Champions League since 2014 and returns to the second-tier competition after sitting out last season. Milan and UEFA agreed a one-year suspension because of the club breaking financial monitoring rules.

 Tottenham, a Champions League beaten finalist 15 months ago, was also given an away game Monday, in Bulgaria against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
 Uefa ordered all Europa League qualifying rounds to be single-leg games because of the tight schedule in a pandemic-delayed season.
 Milan and Tottenham must advance through three qualifying rounds to enter the 48-team group-stage draw scheduled on Oct. 2 in Athens.

The draw for the second qualifying round of the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League, made at UEFA's Swiss headquarters in Nyon on Monday:
Hammarby (SWE) v Lech Poznan (POL)
Maccabi Haifa (ISR) or FK Zeljeznicar (BIH) v Kairat Almaty (KAZ)
B36 Torshavn (FRO) v The New Saints (WAL)
TSC Backa Topola (SRB) v FCSB (ROU)
Progres Niederkorn (LUX) v Willem II (NED)
Sfintul Gheorghe Suruceni (MDA) v Partizan Belgrade (SRB)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv (BUL) v Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
Budapest Honved (HUN) v Malmo (SWE)
Lincoln Red Imps (GIB) v Rangers (SCO)
KF Renova (MKD) v Hajduk Split (CRO)
Dunajska Streda (SVK) v Jablonec (CZE)
Shamrock Rovers (IRL) v AC Milan (ITA)
Kaysar Kyzylorda (KAZ) v APOEL (CYP)
Lokomotiv Tbilisi (GEO) v Dynamo Moscow (RUS)
Coleraine (NIR) v Motherwell (SCO)
KF Teuta (ALB) v Granada (ESP)
Viking Stavanger (NOR) v Aberdeen (SCO)
CSKA Sofia (BUL) v BATE Borisov (BLR)
KF Laci (ALB) v Hapoel Beer-Sheva (ISR)
FK Ventspils (LAT) v Rosenborg (NOR)
Servette (SUI) v Reims (FRA)
Olimpija Ljubljana (SLO) v HSK Zrinjski (BIH)
Piast Gliwice (POL) v Prolactal Hartberg (AUT)
Hibernians (MLT) v Fehervar (HUN)
Nomme Kalju (EST) or NS Mura (SLO) v AGF Aarhus (DEN)
Neftci PFK (AZE) v Galatasaray (TUR)
IFK Gothenburg (SWE) v FC Copenhagen (DEN)
OFI Crete (GRE) v Apollon Limassol (CYP)
Bala Town (WAL) v Standard Liege (BEL)
FC Botosani (ROU) v KF Shkendija (MKD)
Aris Thessaloniki (GRE) v Kolos Kovalivka (UKR)
FK Riteriai (LTU) v Slovan Liberec (CZE)
Borac Banja Luka (BIH) v Rio Ave (POR)
FK Kukesi (ALB) v VfL Wolfsburg (GER)
NK Osijek (CRO) v FC Basel (SUI)
Bodo/Glimt (NOR) v Zalgiris Vilnius (LTU)
Inter Club d'Escaldes (AND) v Dundalk (IRL)
KuPS Kuopio (FIN) v Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Linfield (NIR) v Floriana (MLT)
Riga FC (LAT) v SS Tre Fiori (SMR)
Djurgardens (SWE) v Europa FC (GIB)
Flora Tallinn (EST) v KR Reykjavik (ISL)
FK Sileks (MKD) v KF Drita (KOS)
FC Astana (KAZ) v FK Buducnost Podgorica (MNE)
Ararat-Armenia (ARM) v CS Fola Esch (LUX)
Connah's Quay Nomads (WAL) v Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
- In a separate draw, KF Tirana of Albania and Ludogorets of Bulgaria were given byes into the play-off round
- Ties to be played on September 17 with winners advancing to third qualifying round
- Ties will be played as one-off straight knockout matches, rather than over two legs, because of the complications caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The first-named clubs are at home.